Edition of 87 numbered copies.
Issued in a slipcase.
“Overall production: Romano Hänni, Studio for Design, letterpress print shop. Letterpress, hand proofing press, five-color. 87 numbered copies (plus an additional 9 numbered copies made from proofs and superimpositions from selected printing forms; each page of this 9 books is unique).”–Title page verso.
Work on this book began in December 2013 and lasted until June 2017. The page format was determined by the paper: Paper towels, maxi roll; composition: 100% oxygen-bleached pulp (54 g/m2), wet strength additives, agents; roll length: 62.1 m, sheet size: about 23 x 26 cm, paper from responsible sources, FSC® C017535. The type area is 40 x 40 Cicero (18 x 18 cm) = 4 squares comprising of 20 Cicero each or 400 squares comprising of 2 Cicero. The top margin is 3.5 cm, the bottom margin is 4.5 cm, the outside margin is 1.5 cm, the inside margin is 3.5 cm. The composing shop represents the available raw materials: lead characters, synthetics and wood, brass lines, and geometrical signs. The printing forms were composed from individual parts and printed on the hand proofing press. The Japanese text was casted and composed in the type foundry Sasaki Katsuji in Tokyo and delivered to Basel. For most of the pages several printing forms and printing runs were needed. The body of the book was bound by hand with thread. Overall production time was approximately 1400 hours. –Colophon.
Letterpress printed on paper towels. Materials used: lead characters, synthetics and wood, brass lines and geometrical signs. Bound by hand with thread. –Vamp and Tramp booksellers WWW site, viewed November 6, 2017.
Standard edition: Dust jacket letterpress printed with titles and images on exterior, reverse side with additional text. Includes manufacturing process booklet: 12 pages, digital printing. –Vamp and Tramp booksellers WWW site.
The book concerns the disaster at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant that occurred on March 11, 2011, and the ongoing impact of radioactive contamination. –Vamp and Tramp booksellers WWW site.
Text in English, German, and Japanese.